Windshield attachment



Jan.. 22 1924.

J. H. VINEBERG ET AL WINDSHI'ELD ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. Bl

Patented dan. Z2, 1924.

En 'ras rATsNr eric.

JOSEPH HIRSCH VINEBERG .AND JOSEPH PRESNER, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

WINDSHIELD Application filed February 8, 1921. Serial No. 443,466.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we7 JosEPH H. VINEBERG, and JosErH PRnsNER, of the city of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada,

both subjects of the King of Great Britain;

have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Windshield Attachments; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full; clear, and eXact description thereof.

Our invention relates particularly to attachments for protecting the eyes of the occupants of the front seat of an automobile from the suns rays and sheltering the windshield glass from rain and sun for the purpose of reducing to a minimum the danger of the chaufeurs vision being interfered with by rain or sun obscuring the glass. The invention has for its object to provide a protector of this type which is readily operated and is simple and inexpensive to manufacture while being adapted for use in connection with any form of wind shield or other glazed frame subjected to the elements.

To this end the invention consists of a carrier for a roller blind, means for extending the blind automatically and manually operated means for withdrawing the same from extended position. ln the preferred embodiment of our invention a. pair of spring actuated arms project the blind to extended position by acting upon the forward edge thereof and a cord, tape or strap` secured to the blind co-operating with ak spring roller upon which the blind is carried enables the chauffeur to withdraw the blind.

For full comprehension, however, of our invention reference must be had to the accompanying drawings in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts, and wherein:l y

Figure 1` is a plan view of the underside of our improved wind-shield attachment;

Figure2 is a similar view theretol drawn toa larger scale;

45 'Figure 3 is a detail fragmentary View illustrating one end of the attachment;

Figure 4 is a similar View to Figure 3 illustratingthe parts in section;

Figure is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a detail fragmentary end elevation illustrating the hinged connection between one of the blindprojecting arms and the end of the attachment;

Figure 7 is a detail view illustrating one of the ends of the casing in which they roller for the blind is journalled; i

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8 8 Figure 2;

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on line 9 9 Figure 2; and

Figure 10 is an end elevation of the attachment drawn to a comparatively large scale.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred embodiment of our invention. This embodiment consists of a tubular casing or carrier 2 having a slot 3 extending throughout its length to permit the passage therethrough of the blind indicated at 4. This blind is mounted upon a spring roller 5 provided at its ends with trunnions 6 which are journalled in sockets in inwardly-projecting hubs 7. The hubs are formed integrally with plugs 8 closing the opposite ends of the casing; screws 9 rigidlyy securing the plugs in position.

The means for extending the blind consists of blind-projecting arms 10 loca-ted one at each end of the blind. These arms are constructed alike in all respects each being hingedat its outer end` as at 12 upon a bracket 13 adjustably mounted on the adjacent plug 8. This adjustable mounting is obtained by a screw 14 which extends through a central opening 15 in the bracket and is screwed into the plug. To adjust the angle of 'inclination of the blind, the screws 14 are loosenedy and the brackets turned thereon to the desired position after which the screws are again tightened. The opposite end of each of the arms 10 is curved as at 17 and such curved ends are slotted asv at 18. f

Through these slotted ends studs 19 upon a metal reinforcing strip 20 constituting the frontedge of the blind, project. This reinforcingy strip is preferably constructed in two parts adapted `to clamp between them the edge of the blind, the parts presenting a longitudinal channel 21 accommodating a wire 22 sewn into the blind. The parts are secured together by rivets orthe like as at 23. They outer end of each arm adjacent its point of fulcrum is provided with a tail-24 having an opening or eye 25 therein 'and these two tails are connected together lby a resilient device vincluding' a pair of helical springs 26 and 27. These springs are of sufficient strength to overcome the torque of the spring of the roller so that the former will yieldingly maintain the arms in their projected positions.

The means we prefer to use in order to withdraw the blind from projected position consists of a leather strap or tape 16 one end of which is secured as at 28 to the underside of the reinforcing strip the opposite end being4 provided with a loop 29 constitutingl a handehol'e. This strap or tape is passed through an opening 30 in an arm 31 such arm being mounted upon the casing midway the length thereof the strap having slits 33 cut therein to receive the stud.

To secure the inner end of the' blind upon the spring roller in such amanner that it will not become readily displaced therefrom, the roller is provided with a peripheralY groove 34 extending throughout the length thereof and the blind is secured within this groove by a rod or wire 35. The latter is sewn into the blind and is retained in position in the groove by rings 36 located at the ends of the roller and by split collars 37 lencircling the roller intermediate the rings and uniformly spaced apart.

kThe means for mounting our improved attachment upon the wind-shield consists of an angular bracket 38 formed integrally with each of the plugs 8, the outer ond of the bracket being disposed parallel to the length of the casing and having a slot 39 therein. The slot accommodates the shank of a clam screw 40 screwed into an arm 41 this arm iiaving a fixed j aw 42 adapted to coactwith4 a movable aw 43 in gripping the vertical rail 44 of the wind-shield. The

movable jaw. is adjustably mounted upon the arm by a screw 45 and it is provided with a tail 46 havingy a screw-threaded opening therethrough indicated at.y 47 such opening accommodating a locking screw 48, The purpose of this locking screw isn `to cause the movable jaw to bind when the screw 45 tightened. K y

It is to be distinctly understood that our improved wind-shield attachment may be clamped upon the top ofthe wind-shield instead of upon the'vertical posts thereof, or it' may be permanently secured to a vehicle having a fixed'top such as a limousine with slight alterations, without departing from the,V spirit of the invention.

From the foregoing it willibe seenfthat in order to shield the eyes of the driver from 'the sun or protect the glass from rain or sun it is only necessary for the tapel6 to be released and the arms. lO will automatically vproject the blind to its full outward position., l

Although we have shownv a tape fastened to the front edge-of the blind this may be dispensed with and a pulley mounted upon the roller and a cord or tape wound around the same, without departing from the spirit of our invention.

What we claim is as follows:

l. A storm and sun shield comprising a roller, a blind wound upon the roller, lever arms oney end of each being pivoted at the ends of the roller and having their opposite ends in operative engagement with the forward end of the blind said arms being adapted to assume positions parallel to the roller when the blind is withdrawn and to extend parallel to the plane of the blind and beneath the same when the blind is e'X- tended, resilient means operatively connecting the lever arms together to maintain the same yieldingly in extended position, and manually operated means for withdrawing theblind.

2. A storm and sun shield comprising a spring roller, a blind wound upon the-roller, lever arms pivoted at one end at opposite ends of the roller and having their free ends in operative engagement with the forward edge of the blind, the pivoted ends of' these lever-arms having tails of hook form, springs operatively connecting the hooked tails together to maintain the arms and the blind in extended position, and manually operated means for withdrawing the blind.

3. A storm and sun shield comprising a tubular casing having a longitudinal slot therein a spring roller journalled within the casing, a blind wound upon saidroller and adapted to befextended through said slot, a reinforced member upon the forward ond of said blind, means for automatically entending said blind through the slot, said means consisting of a pair of lever arms one endA of each arm being Aful'cinmed'upon said casing and the other end of saidl arm being slotted, studs uponsaid reinforcement member and in operative engagement with said slotted ends, and springs connected to said arms and adapted toy yieldingly maintain the latter and blind in extended position, f

4. A storm and sun shield comprising a carrier, a* roller journalled thereiny andfhaving a groove in its periphery extending throughout the length lof same, a blind wound upon the roller and having one end secured thereto withiny saidy groove, means for securing the blind in said groove ysaid means consisting of a rod lying in said groove and a plurality ofannular devices encircling said roller and: preventing/,displacement of the rod, a plurality of lever arms one end of each of which is p ivoted upon said carrier and the other end connected to the forward end ofthe blind; and resilient means operatively connecting the lever arms together to maintain'the same yieldingly in extended position. f

5. A storm and sun shield comprising a carrier, a roller journalled therein and having a groove in its periphery extending throughout the length of same, a blind wound upon the roller and having one end secured thereto within said groove, means for securing the blind in said groove said means consisting of a rod lying in said groove and a plurality of annular devices encircling said roller and preventing displacement or the rod, a plurality of lever arms one end of each of which is pivoted upon said carrier and the other end connected to the forward end of the blind, re-

silient means operatively connecting the lever arms together to maintain the same yieldingly in ex-tended position, and manually operated means for withdrawing the blind.

6. A storm and sun shield comprising a carrier, a roller journalled therein and having a groove in its periphery extending throughout the length of same, a blind wound upon the roller and having one end secured thereto within said groove, means for securing the blind in said groove said means consisting of a. rod lying in said groove and a plurality of annular devices encircling said roller and preventing displacement of the rod, a plurality of lever arms one end of each of which is pivoted upon said carrier andthe other end connected to the forward end of the blind, resilient means operatively connecting the lever arms together to maintain the same yieldingly in extended position, and manually operated means for withdrawing the blind said last mentioned means consisting of a lxed member upon said carrier and a tension device secured to the forward end o1c the blind and adapted to be detachably fastened to said member.

7. A storm and sun shield comprising a tubular casing having a longitudinal slot therein1 a roller journalled within said casing, a blind upon said roller and adapted tobe extended through said slot, means for automatically extending the blind through the slot said means consisting of a pair of lever arms pivoted at opposite ends of the casing and operatively connected to said blind, and resilient means operatively connecting the lever arms together to maintain the same yie-ldingly in extended position, means for adjusting the angle or inclination of the blind when in extended position said means consisting of brackets adjustably mounted upon opposite ends of the casing each bracket pivotally carrying one of said arms and means for maintaining each of said brackets in adjusted position.

8. The combination with a ixed member; of a storm shield comprising a tubular casing having a longitudinal slot therein, a spring roller journalled in said casing, a blind upon said roller and adapted to be extended through said slot, means for automatically extending the blind said means consisting of a pair of lever arms having their orward ends in operative engagement with the forward end of the blind, means hingedly connecting the opposite ends oi' each oi' said lever arms to the casing, said means consisting of a bracket hingedly carrying one or' said lever arms and adjustably mounted upon said casing for the purpose of enabling the alteration of the angle of inclination of the blind when extended, resilient means operatively connecting the lever arms to maintain the same yieldingly in extended position and means for clamping said shield upon a fixed member, said means consisting of a lixed jaw mounted upon each end of said casing, a movable jaw carried by said fixed jaw and adapted to coact therewith in gripping said member, means for moving said movable jaw relatively to said fixed jaw, and means for automatically causing said movable jaw to bind as i-t is moved towards said fixed jaw.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH HIRSCH VINEBERG. JOSEPH PRESN ER.

Witnesses GORDON G. Cooxn, WIILIAM J. C. Hnwn'rsoN. 

